Xu Xiaoling mustered up her courage and said, "I'm telling the truth."
"You look down on Sister Shu Wan and say that she is not decent."
Li Shengnan knew that Xu Xiaoling never told lies. She looked at Fang Qiuwen in panic, and as expected, she saw suspicion in his eyes.
Li Shengnan glared at Xu Xiaoling fiercely and warned in a low voice: "I am your senior sister, how can I side with outsiders? You saw me being beaten just now, tell Master that it was Shu Wan who bullied me without knowing right or wrong."
"Sister, I won't tell you."
After saying that, Xu Xiaoling lowered her head, stared at her toes motionlessly, and turned a deaf ear to Li Shengnan's words.
Li Shengnan stamped her feet fiercely, "Master, I did say a few bad words, but you know I don't think what I say, and I didn't mean that."
"I know."
Fang Qiuwen nodded, then turned around and blamed Shu Wan, "Why didn't you say it earlier? If you want to make it clear..."
Shu Wan smiled, "Explain it clearly and then continue the cooperation?"
Fang Qiuwen choked, then his eyes lit up. It was not impossible. Although the master agreed to cooperate, there was no guarantee that he would not run away unexpectedly. It would be better to keep Shu Wan hanging for now.
"Of course the cooperation will continue."
Fang Qiuwen readily agreed and became as warm and friendly as before. Shu Wan looked at her suspiciously, then realized that he was probably treating her as a backup.
She could be a backup, but she didn't know if the other party could afford the price.
Shu Wan also smiled and said, "If we continue to cooperate, I will ask for a 10% deposit. If we do not cooperate in the future, the deposit will not be refunded."
Fang Qiuwen's smile froze on his face. "Deposit?"
A 10% deposit is 100 yuan, which is not a small amount.
Fang Qiuwen was not happy about giving Shu Wan a hundred yuan for nothing. She touched her nose and said awkwardly, "Forget it then."
After getting the cooperation results, Shu Wan didn't want to stay any longer and left directly.
Xu Xiaoling walked Shu Wan to the door. She lowered her head, her face full of self-blame, "If only I had stood up earlier."
If Sister Shu Wan had not been timid and afraid of her senior sister, and had stepped forward earlier to clarify the misunderstanding, perhaps she would have been able to participate. Master said that this project is very important.
Since the master said so, it must be very important to Sister Shu Wan. When Xu Xiaoling thought about how Sister Shu Wan missed the opportunity because of her, she blamed herself even more.
Shu Wan patted Xu Xiaoling on the shoulder and said, "It's none of your business. Even if what happened just now hadn't happened, your master and I wouldn't have been able to cooperate."
"Why?" Xu Xiaoling wondered.
"Your master has a more suitable candidate. Today, she took advantage of the situation and refused to cooperate. To be honest, I want to thank you for standing up bravely, so that I can leave with my head held high."
"By the way, I live in the city now. You can come and visit me when you have time." Shu Wan blinked and smiled.
Xu Xiaoling's eyes lit up and she nodded happily.
After seeing Shu Wan off, Xu Xiaoling skipped back to the tailor shop. As soon as she stepped in, she saw her master and senior sister with serious faces.
Fang Qiuwen walked up to Xu Xiaoling and said, "Copy the sect rules a hundred times. You are not allowed to go home if you don't finish."
After saying that, Fang Qiuwen turned and went into the house.
Xu Xiaoling asked with a pale face, "Senior Sister, why did I do something wrong and why are you punishing me?"
Li Shengnan rolled her eyes. "How dare you ask me that?"
"Is it because I just spoke up?"
"That's good to know. Be obedient next time and don't talk nonsense. You know that Master is the most protective of his shortcomings and will not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes."
After saying that, Li Shengnan pulled out the corner of her clothes and turned into the inner room.
Listening to the laughter coming from the inner room, Xu Xiaoling was in a trance, as if she was meeting them for the first time.
Because she is my senior sister, should I stand by her without any distinction between right and wrong? Even if she is wrong, should I unconditionally show my partiality to her, or even lie to her?
The image of the master who used to be so high and unattainable, at this moment, somewhat collapsed in Xu Xiaoling's heart.
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